verb
to criticize adversely, especially in order to warn of or to correct a fault
reproved him for talking in class
Synonyms: admonish, call down, chide, lesson, monish, ||rack back, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, ||sneap, tick off; compare criticize , lambaste 3, scold 1
Related Word: counsel, warn; blame, censure, criticize, reprehend, reprobate; chasten, correct, discipline, punish
Idioms: haul over the coals, slap one's wrist, take to task